Re: update 7.3.2 to 8.x on NT

Hi Vick:

I found the 7.3 -> 8.0 migration tool for NT stinks. I haven't tried it yet, but I'd suggest trying the export/destroy/create new/import approach. And "yes", you can import into a different database blocksize. In fact, that's the only way to *change* the database block size. Test it on your 1.5 Gb and 42 Gb database before going implementing in production, though!

Good luck,

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David C. Sisk
The Unofficial ORACLE on NT site
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Vick wrote in message <7ku1e5$f7d$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Hello...
>I have an Oracle 7.3.2 database that I need to migrate to version 8. I
>know that there is a migration option that I can choose when installing
>8, but so far when I do that, the database pukes. I've been doing all
>this in a test situation with a tiny DB only about 1.5 GB. My
>production database is 42GB, I'm a little concerned!
>
>I have schema owner/user exports with all the grants, inserts and
>triggers etc, maybe I can export from 7.3.2 and then import into 8.0.5
>and not lose data? (some tablespace fragmentation that this should
>fix?)
>
>Can I change the DB Block size in the new DB and still import the old
>data? (from 2048 to 8192, to help with performance issues)
>
>Has anyone had good fortune with the migration tool?
>
>Suggestions? Maybe even a good resource book for questions like this?
>Thanks
>Vickie
>
>
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Received on Mon Jun 28 1999 - 22:20:11 CDT